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                                      Something other than instate pride is on the line when No. Jay Novacek Womens Jersey . 15 Florida State hosts No. 13 Florida.Florida State seniors are trying to accomplish a feat that no other class in program history has been able to do: Finish their careers with an 8-0 sweep of rivals Florida and Miami.They already won their four meetings with Miami to stretch the Seminoles winning streak to seven over the Hurricanes, and go for the sweep against the Gators on Saturday (8 p.m. ET, ABC).I think it means a lot to the seniors legacy here, and the foundation that we set, Seminoles senior cornerback Marquez White said of the possibility of going 8-0 against their two rivals. This is my last time playing in this stadium. Last home game.This is the way I want to go out. This is the way I want to be remembered. So, it means a lot to have this opportunity.All told, Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher is 12-1 against Miami and Florida since taking over the program in 2010. He is the first Florida State coach to have wins over Florida and Miami in three consecutive years.Its important to us, Fisher said. Its part of our goal. We always say that. The state of Florida is a dynamic football state. If you can play with Miami and Florida, youre usually in the national title hunt.Of course, that isnt quite the case this season. Miami isnt ranked, and though Florida (8-2) has the opportunity to create a little chaos by beating Alabama in the SEC championship game Dec. 3, the Gators arent in College Football Playoff consideration.That situation could been more likely had their offense matched their defense this year, but that hasnt been the case. The Gators produced an average of just under 355 yards in total offense, in part because coach Jim McElwain has had to replace his starting quarterback twice this fall.Luke Del Rio, a transfer from Oregon State, started the season, but was hurt in the third game and gave way to Purdue transfer Austin Appleby. Del Rio returned after a three-game absence and started three games but went out injured again. Appleby started the last two games and will do so again at Florida State. He led the Gators to wins over South Carolina and LSU in their last two games.The latter victory last week gave the Gators the SEC East title.It was Floridas defense that sealed that win over the Tigers, however. The Gators stopped the Tigers on two plays from their own 1-yard in the closing seconds to preserve the 16-10 victory.For the season, the Gators are fifth in the country in total defense in limiting opponents to just over 282 yards a game with just 160 of that coming through the air.This is a very impressive team when you turn the film on, Fisher said. Defensively, they jump off the screen at you.The game in Tallahassee features two game-breakers, one for each team.Florida wide receiver Antonio Callaway has 37 receptions for 545 yards and two touchdowns and has returned 23 punts for 175 yards, including a 39-yarder. He has had two games with 125-plus yard receiving.Florida State running back Dalvin Cook has put himself at least on the fringe of the Heisman conversation with yet another outstanding season. The schools all-time leading rusher with 4,166 yards, Cook rushed for 1,467 yards this season with 17 touchdowns and a 6.1 per-carry average. He also boasts 400 yards receiving on 27 catches.This guy is the most explosive player in college football, McElwain said. You look at his running and his catching the ball out of the backfield, hes going to play at the next level for a long time.The Gators lead the series 34-24-1, but the Seminoles can match their longest winning streak against Florida with a victory. Leighton Vander Esch Jersey . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers. Robert Newhouse Youth Jersey . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. http://www.cowboysfootballgearshop.com/randall-cobb-jersey/ . The news was first reported on Gonzalezs Twitter account and confirmed by the Rockies. Gonzalez has a six-week window before position players have their first workout at spring training in Arizona. The four-team Champions Classic has been the marquee event of the college basketball regular season, thus?Duke, Kentucky, Kansas?and Michigan State?didnt balk at renewing their deals for three more seasons through 2019.The November doubleheader event began in 2011 and continues Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York City with all four teams likely in the preseason AP top 10, including No. 1 Duke taking on Kansas and Kentucky playing Michigan State.The future matchups are as follows: Kansas versus Kentucky and Duke versus Michigan State, Nov. 14, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago; Michigan State versus Kansas and Duke versus Kentucky, Nov. 13, 2018, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis; Kansas versus Duke and Michigan State versus Kentucky, Nov. 12, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.It has become one of the premier college basketball events on the national schedule every year, Kentucky coach John Calipari said. Youre talking about four blue-blood programs playing on a neutral, NCAA tournament-like stage. I know our fans love traveling to those cities. Its always a tough way for a young team like ours to face those types of teams that early, but its a great opportunity for us to learn and to prepare for that type of environment down the road.The Duke-Kentucky game last season drew a 2.0 rating, the highest-rated regular-season game last season.The Champions Classic has become the signature event for the start of the college basketball season, Duke athletic director Kevin White said. Duke is happy to be included in the continuation of the series and to stay linked with our championship colleagues from Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State.Michigan State will go fromm an Armed Forces Classic game to the Champions Classic for the third time since 2011. Daryl Johnston Youth Jersey. The Spartans have gone from San Diego, where the Spartans played North Carolina on the USS Carl Vinson in 2011, traveling back from Germany after playing UConn at Ramstein Air Base in 2012, and this upcoming season the Spartans will go from Honolulu playing Arizona in the Armed Forces Classic to NYC for the Champions Classic.While head coaches may question their sanity about scheduling these games, I know that they love this event too, especially when you surround Kentucky with Arizona [in Hawaii] and Duke [ACC-Big Ten Challenge] and a trip to the Battle 4 Atlantis, ?Michigan State AD Mark Hollis said about the schedule facing coach Tom Izzo and the Spartans. With the Champions Classic, the student-athlete wins and the fans win. Its an outstanding event.Kansas associate athletic director Larry Keating, who handles the Jayhawks scheduling, was one of the early architects of the Champions Classic with ESPN programming director Nick Dawson.Its obviously the top event of the regular season, Keating said. You usually have four of the top 10 and it should be that way again. No one has ever thought of not doing it. Everyone knows the value of it. The four fan bases can get to all cities where the event takes place. It has been everything we thought it would be and more.The Champions Classic was in New York City in 2011, Atlanta in 2012, Chicago in 2013 and 2015 and Indianapolis in 2014. Kentucky beat Duke 74-63, and Michigan State beat Kansas 79-73 last season in Chicago. ' ' '